Flying High with Lufthansa

Entertain yourselves with these videos from Luftansa:

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UA&P students are very much familiar with Lufthansa… some may have already enjoyed a ride on these great airplanes as they went on numerous trips to Europe, while others dare to dream that someday, they will be able to ride the airwaves with Lufthansa. 

But did you dear reader, especially the UA&P students, we, the more fortunate ones, the ones who are well-off, ever think about who made our trips to different countries through Lufthansa (and maybe other airlines too) possible?

It’s the graduates of Dualtech that make our trips  all over the world comfortable, safe, and possible. These students work hard to make sure that the passengers, like the UA&P students, are safe and enjoy the most of their trips abroad. These students are passionate about doing things right and making things happen the right way, tirelessly making sure that the people who will use the airplanes they helped create, will have their memorable and enjoyable trips.  

The reason why Lufthansa Teknik Philippines loves hiring Dualtech Graduates is simply because of their great work ethics. They put what Dualtech has instilled in them (virtue and work) into practice.

So now, whenever you ride the airplanes of Lufthansa, always think about the people who made your trip possible: Dualtech Graduates!

Tell us, how did you find your most recent airplane ride?

It’s all in the attitude.

Who ever said being out of place was never cool? Almost 99.9% of the time, people assume that if you’re out of place, you’re the biggest loser. That means you’re always out of the loop when it comes to the latest gossip, the last person to pick up on a secret – heck, you were probably the last kid in you’re 3rd grade class to know that the tooth fairy didn’t exist. But contrary to popular belief, being out of place can actually be what makes you stand out. It’s what makes you unique — competitive advantage is what the marketing students over in the UA&P would call it.

But making your distinct advantage work for you is all in the attitude and in the way you carry yourself. Respect yourself and flaunt what you’ve got. Don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone (which doesn’t mean that you should go ditch your friends and fly solo, just don’t allow yourself to drown in the views that your friends may believe in but you totally disagree with). Sure, it’s scary, but marching to the beat of your own drum every once in a while never hurt.

That is why we should make the most of our school experiences. Carrying the proper attitude towards our studies (and all other aspects of life) such as that of the students in DualTech made them emerge determined, strong, positive, and ready to face the real world with confidence. Now THAT’S cool.

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UA&P and Some Alarming figures

The scarcity of schools, classrooms and funding have already made a huge dent in the education of Filipinos all over the country. According to a study done by the NSCB (National Statistical Coordination Board as of 2005), out of the 6,312,031 students enrolled in elementary and highschool only 2,402,315 actually enter college. The 2,402,315 students do not even represent the actual number who get to finish college. These are alarming numbers indeed! But these numbers are only the tip of the iceberg.

Think about this. The government appropriates only P106,050,025 for the Philippine educational system which is distributed to the three educational branches namely DECS (for basic education), CHED (for higher education), and TESDA (for vocational Education) to fund their respective programs.

This is the ultimate shocker…

P106,050,025 is only equal to the 1st to 4th year education of 230 students from UA&P, Ateneo or La Salle. Two hundred thirty! After learning about this, I felt a cringe in my stomach. I was humbled by these numbers… Aren’t you?

There are a lot of kids who dream of finishing college. However, the lack of resources that many Filipino families experience hinder them from reaching this dream. It is nice to know that schools like Dualtech give underprivileged students the opportunity to finish college and give them a better life. Dualtech may not be able to send 6 million kids to college, but they are trying to make a difference in their own little way. Let us all follow the lead of Dualtech and try to contribute in our own little ways. It wouldn’t hurt to give right?

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Honda Commercial-Cog

Watch and be amazed!

Now most of you may be familiar with this commercial already, (especially if you’re from UA&P taking up IMC, like we are!) but we decided to put it up here anyway… Why? Because Dualtech students are very much capable of creating the materials used in making Honda Cars run! See those metal things? Dualtech students can make those! No wonder Honda hires these students! They’re simply amazing!

What would Honda cars be like without the artistic hands of the Dualtech students?

The Sweatshop

Growing up, I was taught that sweatshops were places where people would work out and sweat profusely (think of going to a packed gym at mid-day with no air-con). To our surprise, Dualtech has their very own sweatshop – except it wasn’t hot and people weren’t working out on machines, they were working WITH machines. And this just wasn’t any ordinary work, this was heavy-duty manual labor that you thought you’d only see in factories. The sweatshop is the place where the students spend a bulk of the semester working on their final projects (good case in point: the C-clamp that we mentioned in one of our previous posts – which was by the way 100% man-made).

Now you may be thinking, “Why are students working on such heavy machinery? What does that have to do with their studies?” Well actually, Dualtech firmly believes in the Dual Training system, which is a balance of classroom teaching and practical application. Cool, right?

Stay glued for out succeeding posts! Here’s a teaser, it has something to do with money! Woohoo!

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On Values…

Values are lost these days. We hear news about being unethical in their jobs and towards other people. But then, we all know that values formation is really important in our lives.

Despite the fact that students of DualTech have a lot of extensive things to do, DualTech really pays attention to values formation through having classes focusing on it. During their free time, students of DualTech don’t waste their time—they practice serving at mass at their chapel. No wonder these students value every time and value their work at their heavy-duty work stations.

Just a Reflection…

You say “I’m OP (Out of Place)” when:

1. Your parents are using their secret language.
2. Your cousins are updating each other about their favorite series.
3. Your brothers or your guy friends talk about video games
4. You’re the only one among your friends who does not know how to play cards.
5. You’re the only one who has not watched the movie everyone is talking about.

We can list more out-of-place experiences with our friends or relatives. But we are sure that all of these are simple and they just happen once in a while. But come to think of it…Millions of Filipino youth are OP because of one (not really simple) reason:

They are not in school.

While we are studying everyday, they are just loitering or wandering—so much time are wasted when there are so much lessons to learn. They cannot just approach anyone and ask for proper education that their unfortunate (mostly irresponsible) parents cannot give—we all know, it’s not that easy.

Good thing, there is such school as Dual Tech. They make sure that these people never feel out of place ever again.

What do you think?

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Man or machine? You Decide!

Ladies and Gents, say hello to the C-clamp. According to our sources over at Dualtech, C-clamps are commonly used in carpentry for creating a quick, temporary, and non-destructive way of joining two objects together.

Now here’s our question for you: Was this baby made by man or machine? Feel free to post your comments below (we highly encourage you to go all-out with your assumptions and educated guesses! Go crazy and just have fun!)

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Tuesday Escapade

Once upon a time, five students went on a journey that would turn out to be a very humbling one. Already up and about by around 8 in the morning, they braved the long traffic and winding streets of Binondo just to reach their destination. Have an idea where they went? Give yourself a pat on the back if you guessed Dualtech, because you guessed right! Located in the heart of Binondo, Manila, the second branch of Dualtech — the main campus being in Canlubang — was a small building of about 6 floors (wait till you see the pictures, they’re awesome). The contents of the building didn’t really differ from that of any other school — they had classrooms, a computer lab, and even a mini chapel. But what made them different from the lot were their heavy-duty work stations.

Dualtech believes in a very hand-on type of education, which is why they were recognized as the pioneer of the DUAL TRAINING SYSTEM, which in essence is “learning while doing”. Don’t believe us? Their training system was even acknowledged by former President Ramos under the RA7686.

With all that, the little escapade of the UA&P students was indeed an enriching experience. It was just so enlightening to see how things worked in their world. Even if they were busy with their work, they still greeted us warmly and answered all our questions regardless of how serious or how silly they were.

[Watch out for our succeeding posts – we have more exciting stuff to tell you about like the amazing people we met, the “sweat shop” and other neat things!]

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Mission Possible!

In our last post, we talked about Dualtech’s mission. Now, we will talk about how that mission is being fulfilled!

It’s interesting how Dualtech started out as a social development program to help alleviate poverty in the Philippines. And for 2 decades, they have continuously tried to help alleviate poverty in the Philippines by providing vocational education to high school graduates. These male high school graduates come from poor families, and are given a scholarship or assistance. And as seen in the past few posts, these students get to be employed even before they graduate!

In other words, DualTech helps others help themselves. As the famous Chinese Proverb says:

“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.”

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